Implacable (captured 1805) being towed out of Portsmouth Harbour to be scuttled off St Katherine’s Deep, south of Isle of Wight
A distant view taken from an upper floor of No. 15 or 17 Bath Square, Old Portsmouth, looking towards the 74-gun third rate HMS Implacable being towed out of Portsmouth Harbour to be scuttled off St Katherine’s Deep, south of Isle of Wight. The stern of a tug can be seen head of the hulk while another tug is underway just off her port quarter.
The upper works of the ship have been stripped off, including her figurehead and stern board decoration (now in the National Maritime Museum) and she is flying both the French Tricolour and British White Ensign from the stern. A small crowd of people are watching from the foreshore off Bath Square. The white clap-board building partially obscured by the one in the foreground is Quebec House.
The upper works of the ship have been stripped off, including her figurehead and stern board decoration (now in the National Maritime Museum) and she is flying both the French Tricolour and British White Ensign from the stern. A small crowd of people are watching from the foreshore off Bath Square. The white clap-board building partially obscured by the one in the foreground is Quebec House.
Object Details
| ID: | REG16/000393.1 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Photographic print |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Fisher, Thomas Henry |
| Vessels: | Implacable (captured 1805) |
| Date made: | 2 December 1949 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 79 mm x 116 mm |